Assessing the extent of mangrove change caused by Cyclone Vance in the eastern Exmouth Gulf, northwestern Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 603-613

  Paling, E I ^a   Kobryn, H T ^a   Humphreys, G ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BIOTA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

cyclones; Exmouth; hurricanes; mangroves; recovery; salt marshes; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CYCLONE; HABITAT LOSS; HURRICANE; LANDSAT; MANGROVE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; SALTMARSH; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOFTWARE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EXMOUTH GULF; INDIAN OCEAN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 41549166039     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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